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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ty Jerome had a season-high 25 points and No. 5 Virginia added to its perfect start with a 69-52 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers improved to 10-0 for the first time since they opened with 19 straight wins on their way to the Atlantic Coast Conference title […]

GREENSBOBO, N.C. (AP) — Isaiah Miller scored 14 points, Eric Hamilton scored all 10 of his in the second half and UNC Greensboro beat Radford 65-58 on Tuesday night for the Spartans’ fourth consecutive victory. Francis Alonso scored all 11 of his points in the first half when UNCG (12-2) took a nine-point lead at […]

Milton Lee Yopp, Jr., age 70 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born March 4, 1948 in Christiansburg, he was the son of the late Milton Lee Yopp, Sr. & Arlene Jones Yopp. Milton was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served 26 years […]

Peacefully surrounded by her family, Mrs. Margaret Gosnell Weaver, of Dublin, went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2018. She worked alongside her husband for 40 years supporting his CPA business by providing bookkeeping and administrative services. In service to the Lord, she volunteered for 15 years as the treasurer of her […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is set for a heated debate over what to do with a projected multibillion dollar windfall from last year’s federal tax overhaul. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam presented a state budget plan Tuesday that holds on to the money, arguing the extra cash is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Penny Marshall, who starred in “Laverne & Shirley” before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. Mashall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall passed away in her Hollywood Hills, Calif., home on Monday due to complications from diabetes. Marshall starred alongside Cindy Williams in the […]

Elsie Louise Stoots, age 75 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at her home. Born April 21, 1943 in Radford, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Gordon Buckland & Bessie Hill Buckland. Her husband, Charles Elderidge Stoots, son; Timothy Charles, grandson; Kenneth Robert Saunders and sister; Sarah Christine Buckland also preceded […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas, Duke and Tennessee were 1-2-3 Monday in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week, while reigning national champion Villanova fell out for a second time. The Jayhawks earned 56 of 65 first-place votes to stay at No. 1, a perch they held in the […]

A Service for the Longest Night will be held on Thursday, December 20, 7:00 pm, at First United Methodist Church in Pulaski. This community service is intended to bring light into the darkness of our lives that we experience and that can often make the Christmas season a time of mixed emotions. The light we […]

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — With his star player out indefinitely with a sprained knee and losses in three of its last four, without playing what he thought was a bad game, Clemson coach Brad Brownell felt his team needed a win Saturday to keep this season from spiraling down quickly. Sheldon Mitchell scored 20 points […]

Residents of Pulaski County have gotten what they were asking for concerning a traffic light near the new middle school. But VDOT’s approval comes with strings. Trevor Kimzey of the Gay and Neel civil engineering design firm, which has been working on the traffic light issue, provided an update on the situation Tuesday night to […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Virginia Tech handled some late pressure to earn a big victory Saturday night. The 13th-ranked Hokies withstood a second-half rally from Washington to earn a 73-61 win in the Air Force Reserve Boardwalk Classic. Nickell Alexander-Walker scored 24 points for Virginia Tech (9-1), which won its fourth straight since a […]